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A block is a measure used to protect Wikipedia from possible improper activity in breach of editorial policies.It prevents users from editing, renaming, creating, or otherwise contributing to pages on Wikipedia, either across Wikipedia or on certain pages.
Blocked users can continue to access Wikipedia, but cannot edit any page they are blocked from (including, if appropriate, their own user pages). In most cases, a site-wide blocked user will only be able to edit their own user talk page. Blocks are used to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, not to punish users (see § Purpose and goals).
Occasionally, a user will edit Wikipedia using the same IP address as another user who then becomes blocked. As a result, the first user will be shown a block message describing the other user's activity. If you receive a block notice about actions that you were not involved with, don't worry; stay calm.
A1: A block prevents a user account, an IP address, or a range of IP addresses from editing Wikipedia, either partially or entirely. Blocked users can still open, access, and read any article or page on Wikipedia; they just cannot modify or edit any pages that are restricted by the block.
Watch this user's user and talk pages adds the blocked user's page to your watchlist. Now click Block. Leave {{subst:uw-uhblock-double}} on Keegagan's talk page to explain that he has been indefinitely blocked. User:Keegagan now says Keegagan is a family name and you wish to unblock him: Typical Admin Un-block form. Click on Keegagan's ...
A block is the method by which administrators prevent users from editing Wikipedia. How do I request a block? See Wikipedia:Blocking policy#Requesting blocks .
The MediaWiki software allows the ability to block editing of individual pages, known as a 'partial block', and sometimes this is used as a means of enforcing a specific set of ban conditions. However, bans such as topic bans or interaction bans still require human judgement to enforce and assess, and the presence or not of a partial block in ...
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